A reader asked me about book marketing on Instagram last year. I haven’t used Instagram — I’m a Pinterest fan. So, I asked for tips from Insta authors at our recent writers’ group meeting. Several of our authors use Instagram as a marketing tool, so these tips come from their ...
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Writing Plans: 3 Strategies To Achieve Your Goals In 2020
At our first writers’ group meeting of 2020, we discussed our writing plans for this year. Only two of our members had created comprehensive plans with timelines and deadlines. I admire those writers, because even though I have a list of what I’d like to write this year, I haven’t set any ...
Bullet Journal Your Fiction: 3 Time-Saving Tips
For new authors, writing fiction is unexpectedly chaotic and messy. A bullet journal helps you to get organized and saves time too. Perhaps you’ve seen others’ gorgeous bullet journals: they’re works of art. You can decorate your notebook if you wish, but when it comes to bullet journaling, ...
Writing Fiction? Choose Two Writing Strategies For 2020
“Writing fiction is hard,” one of our writers’ group members said in our final meeting before the holidays. “Next year, I’m choosing just two strategies. With just two, maybe I can focus and get better at writing.” We all loved her “two strategies” idea. The writer shared her strategies with ...
Writing Apps: More Apps To Help You To Write Anywhere
Looking for writing apps to help whittle down your never-ending task list and get more done? Me too. A few years ago, I covered four “write anywhere” apps I still use today: Scrivener, Ulysses, Quip, and (of course) Evernote. Writing apps: my essentials today Scrivener, Ulysses ...
Sew Like Jane Austen And Avoid Fast Fashion
Did Jane Austen sew her own dresses? I’ve recently taken up sewing again, mainly to relieve stress, but also because “fast fashion” annoys me. Since I love the Regency period, and Regency fashions are easy to sew, I wondered about Jane Austen. Jane Austen: did Jane sew her own ...
